In Maryinskyj park in
Kyiv, where the International Day of Solidarity with the Civil
Society in Belarus was marked on 4 August, unknown people in masks
tore down photos of Belarusian actions of protests and slogans with
the demand to release political prisoners.

While the
unidentified hooligans tore down the photos, a youngster who
introduced himself as Yury Kleynos, showted in a loudspeaker that the
actions of the organizers of the photo exhibition are aimed at the
destruction of the relations between Belarus and Ukraine. At the same
time, he stated that he didn't know the people in masks and that they
just came together with him.

“Space of Free Belarus” is an
action, dated t the International Day of Solidarity with the Civil
Society of Belarus. “Center for Civil Liberties”, the Ukrainian
organization of “Amnesty International” and the International
festival of human rights documentaries were among the organizations
who took part in the event.

The International Day of
Solidarity with the Civil Society of Belarus was first marked a year
ago, on the first anniversary of the imprisonment of Belarusian human
rights defender Ales Bialiatski.

Kyiv: action of solidarity with political prisoners assaulted by people in masks